Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee
LA Tech
Lady Raiders open CUSA play against Lady Techsters
1/9/2024 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
MTSU travels to LA Tech for 18th meeting in series history
Wednesday, Jan. 10 | 6 p.m. | Thomas Assembly Center | Ruston, La. |
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE LADY RAIDERS 10-4, 0-0 CUSA |
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RUSTON, La. – Middle Tennessee will open league play in Ruston, Louisiana against LA Tech. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT. The game will air on the Blue Raider Network and broadcast on ESPN+.
GAME 15
» Wednesday, January 10 - 6 p.m.
» Thomas Assembly Center
» Ruston, La.
SERIES HISTORY
» This marks the 18th meeting in series history between the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders and LA Tech Lady Techsters.
» The Lady Raiders lead the all-time series 10-7.
» MTSU won the previous meeting 61-59 on Feb. 25, 2023.
LADY RAIDER NOTES
» Savannah Wheeler graduated this December with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Integrated Studies and plans to pursue another degree in Health and Human Performance.
» Entering today's game, Savannah Wheeler is 23 free throws away from becoming the Conference USA all-time leader in career free throws made.
» With a pair of triples against GCU, Wheeler became just the 16th player in CUSA history to eclipse 200 career made three-point field goals.
» Wheeler is also four points away from cracking the top-10 in all-time CUSA scoring leaders.
» Entering today's game, Courtney Whitson is four made three-point field goals away from becoming the all-time record holder at Middle Tennessee.
» Anastasiia Boldyreva currently leads the league and ranks sixth in the country in blocks with 44.
» Jalynn Gregory is 35 points away from becoming the 34th Lady Raider to eclipse 1,000 career points.
» Gregory currently ranks second in the league and ranks in the top-75 in the country in 3-pointers with 33. She is also 11 made three-pointers away from eclipsing 200 career made three-point field goals.
» Middle Tennessee became just the 25th school in NCAA Division I women's basketball history and the third in Conference USA to reach 1,000 program wins on Thursday, Nov. 9 when the Lady Raiders defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 93-48.
» The 2023-24 roster boasts seven international players: Jada Grannum (Canada); Dora Van Rijs (Hungary); Anastasiia Boldyreva, Iullia Grabovskaia and Stanislava Kabernick (Russia); Sifa Ineza (Rwanda); Zahira Arizmendi (Spain). Entering this season the Lady Raiders have only had 10 international players in program history.
» Head Coach Rick Insell has led the Lady Raiders to 17 consecutive post-seasons. He has tallied a 443-155 record at his alma mater.
SCOUTING THE LADY TECHSTERS
» After opening the season 2-7, the Lady Techsters have won their last five games.
» LA Tech opened Conference USA play last Saturday against Sam Houston. The Lady Techsters won 66-62.
» Paris Guillory was named CUSA Freshman of the Week for her performance against the Bearkats
» Anna Larr Roberson leads the Lady Techsters in scoring at 11.6 points per game, one of two players averaging double figures.
» Roberson also leads LA Tech in rebounding with 6.3 rebounds per game, while shooting .429 from beyond the arc.
FOLLOW THE LADY RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball on social media on Facebook (/MTSUWBB), X (Formerly known as Twitter) (@MT_WBB) and Instagram (@mt_wbb).
